The Delta independent., 1887-01-25
STATE NEWS.


Montrose is passing through a great
revival of religion.
The financial transactions of the
Denver postofiice last year were s4,455,-
OO7.72.
The pay roll of the Colorado Coal
and Iron Company amounts to 81, 900
annually.
The Denver Clearing House transac-
tions continue to show large increase over
those of last year.
Six cars on a freight train on the
Denver & Rio Grande road were blown
from the track near Monument the other
day.
John Conners, of Leadville, was re-
Gently sentenced to seven years in the pen
itentiary for cohabiting with colored wo-
man.
A snow slide at the Vermont mine,
near Lake City, destroyed the main build
ings of the sleeping apartments, burying
three men.
Mr.. Oney Carstarphen has been APP
pointed Surveyor General of Colorado to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of Gen
eral Dawson.
Extensive preparations are being
made in Denver for the annual meeting of
the Range Association, which will be held
next month.
The House Committee on Public
Buildings has prepared very strong report
urging an additional appropriation for the
Denver building.
The Mon,ezuma Water Supply Com
pany is now progressing finely. and there is
no doubt but that the water will be rolling
through the valley by May 1st Of this year.
A load of twenty-seyen deer. the last
Of the season, were brought into town last
week, and were offered for sale at ls! cents
per pound, with no takers.-Delta Indepen-
dent
The Gilpin County Miners Associa-
tion adopted the following resolution:
Resolped, That our members Of the Lcgisla-
ture are requested TO use their endeayors 10
obtain the passage Of a bill prohibiting
State and County officials receiving and
using passes, and providing penalty there
for.
Governor Routt Is introducing his
marble in the Eastern cities. He stated to
St Louis reporter that the marble was of
finer character than any hitherto found In
the world, four crystals being no larger
than single crystal OF the best Canon
stone.
4 subscription was taken up in this
city last week for the purpose of sending
A. J. Gregory TO Denver to.protest against
the division OF Garfield county. In two
days double the amount was subscribed to
the fund that was subscribed in Meeker to
fund 10 send party TO work for the diyis-
ion. II is safe 10 say that the county will
no, be divided Just yct-Glenwuod Echo.
BY the explosion Of lamp the Cliff
ford Block, fine three story business struc-
ture in Denver was totally destroyed by
FIRE last Saturday. The first floor was oc-
cupied by Knight 4 Atmorc, clothiers, and
Douglas X Co. dealers in crockery and
glassware. The two upper floors We're used
as Offices and lodging rooms. The total
loss is estimated at tlI5, 600 mostly covered
by insurance.
The first race of the season by tue
Gunnison County Snowshoe Club, was run
at Crested Butte on the 18th. Frank Will
liams OF Crystal took the first prize. SIS; T.
A. Boughton Of Crystal the second prize,
go; and Edward Barthel OF Crested Butte
the third prize, t25. The day was beautiful
and the snow was In good condition. The
distance run was 800 feet, at an angle of
thirty degrees. The greatest speed attained
was at the rate Of mile in fifty seconds.
Larimer, Weld. Arapahoe and Boul-
der can grow wheat enough TO bread the en-
tire State, or couple of States il needs be,
while Delta, Mesa and Montrose can, and
yet will grow all the frui, required by the
entire people of all the counties. The agri-
cultural and horticultural possibilities of
Colorado are simply immense. Turn on the
water and give the soil show and the
world cannot excel it.-Field and Farm.
There promises to he an oil boom in
a new part OF Coloradoere long. In Archu-
leta county there are springs where oil can
be gathered by the gallon, which as to quail
ity has been proven the best cold test l,l-
bricating oil yet found, worth about twelve
dollars per barrel as II comes from the
earth. company recently formed has
lease from the State of four thou
sand acres OF the best oil land in the Archu-
leta oil district and will commence active
developing operations this spring, with
ample capital for the purpose.-Pueblo
Standard.
At the annual meeting of Colorado
aparians held in Denver few days ago the
officers were elected: President,
DR.. u. w. King, Boulder; Vice-President,
+. Mellison. Denver; Secretary, G. c. w.
Shift, Denver; Treasurer, William Davis,
Denver; State Vice Presidents, W. l.. Por-
ter, Weld county; V. De Vinney, jefferson
W. X. Sinton, Ell Paso county: c.
c. Lounsbury, Larimer county; G. W.
Sweet, Bent county; d. S. Grimes, Arapa-
hoe county; w. +. Pabor. Mesa county; f.
Port, Huerfano county; Miss Matte Stern
berg, Boulder county.
Among the United States Senators
recently elected are Frank Hiscock in New
York, NJ. S. Quay in Pennsylvania, George
Gray in Delaware, Franck b. Stockbridge